More Focus – Page 442

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    Appointments

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    Movers and shakers this week

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    £1000 ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Essay prize

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    This year, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ will be celebrating its 160th birthday. To mark the occasion we will be publishing a special supplement, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ160, that will look at how the construction industry is likely to fare over the next 30 years.

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    If I were in your boots

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    In the first of a new series of columns in which industry figures sort out other people's messes, Andrew Gay, former chief executive of M&E contractor Drake & Scull, tells how support services firm Amey can climb out of the mire

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    David Gann

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    The head of Imperial College's innovation studies centre has spent years gently taking the fear factor out of innovation. Now, says Josephine Smit, it looks as if a conservative construction industry has finally plucked up the courage to trust him.

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    Catch-55

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    The prospect of earning £55,000 a year at Heathrow Terminal 5 should prompt a stampede of skilled labourers to west London. But are they ready to live in a community of 4500 men, under constant surveillance, with the same security checks used in the Occupied Territories?

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    Setback for Atkins after candidate snubs top job offer

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    Consultant draws up shortlist of six for chief executive after applicant declines chief operating officer post.

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    The road to completion

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    Mark Birchenhough explains how four types of meetings can create the perfect project

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    An 80s revival

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    You remember the 1980s: big hair, De Lorean cars, awful music and the free-fire enterprise zones that gave us London Docklands. Now Labour is going to bring back at least one of the above, with its idea for creating areas where the usual planning process is suspended. But will they ...

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    Against the grain

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    Tucked away in a Lincolnshire village, Gordon Cowley has been quietly revolutionising the world of timber design. Thomas Lane reports on his experimental approach to complex projects – and his very own product inventions

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    Best Practice Award

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    How the judging is done All entrants to the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards have to fill in a detailed questionnaire that asks them to spell out what they are doing across a series of important best practice areas. The questions probe a range of factors, from Investor in People accreditation and customer ...

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    Why we support The Prince’s Trust

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    This year, for the second time running, the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards will be supporting The Prince’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for young people.

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    Personality of the Year

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    UCATT general secretary George Brumwell pulled off the pay deal that put skilled tradesmen on a par with company directors, which deserves this award, sponsored by Speedy Hire

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    Major Contractor of the Year

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    More than £200m turnover

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    Major Housebuilder of the Year

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    More than 2000 homes

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    Architectural Practice of the Year

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    One practice stood out this year for its dedication to sustainable design and its sure touch in sending clients away happy, and that was Feilden Clegg Bradley

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    Young Achiever of the Year

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    The future of the industry is in safe hands, judging by the determination and forward-thinking shown by the five finalists for this award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board

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    Construction Consultant of the Year

    2003-04-11T00:00:00Z

    After a year in which it solved a sudden image crisis, bolstered its reputation for sustainable design and kept business growing, Arup topped this Hays Montrose-sponsored category

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    Construction Client of the Year

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    Its relentlessly successful development of an entire area of the capital, even in a subdued market, put Canary Wharf at the head of this category, sponsored by Schüco International KG

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    Manufacturer of the Year

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    Its panache in rising to technical challenges – and the fact that its cladding graces the capital's latest two landmark buildings – put Schmidlin ahead in this Barbour Index-sponsored category

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    Contractor of the Year

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    Less than £200m turnover